I think the whole shoplifting thing is mostly a right-wing talking point trying to garner support for more punitive legislation, at least it was in USA, that said
Could be. We're getting a lot of right wing American shit coming over here these days. But it hasn't been helped by those groups of youths who organised literal looting trips to Oxford Street on tiktok
I think the whole shoplifting thing is mostly a right-wing talking point trying to garner support for more punitive legislation, at least it was in USA, that said
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66706656
(And for USA; https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/is-shoplifting-surging-panic-crime-policy.html )